Courtney Parker Wilson joined the team at Tynes Law Firm, P.A. as an associate attorney in September 2016. She specializes in personal injury and accidents as well as family law, and leverages her experience in the judicial system to anticipate and resolve potential problems in the best interest of her clients.
Education:
New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 2006-2010
- Earned her Juris Doctorate, graduated cum laude
- Served as executive literary editor on the New England Law Review
- Received the New England Scholar award
- While attending school full time, worked with the Office of Bar Counsel and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2003-2006
- Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music, graduated magna cum laude
- Majored in vocal studies
- Minored in French
Simultaneously, she was involved in:
- the Honor’s College, Southern Chorale, Oratorio Chorus, Pro Musica Ensemble
- Southern Opera and Music Theater
- Worked as a bartender and cocktail waitress at Cucos
Theodore High School, Theodore, Alabama, 2001
- Graduated sixth in her class with an academic scholarship, talent scholarship, and book award to the University of Southern Mississippi
- Played junior varsity softball
- Involved in choral activities and French National Honor Society
Work Experience:
Ms. Wilson was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, and has lived in Jackson, Mississippi; Theodore, Alabama; Hattiesburg, Mississippi; and Boston, Massachusetts.
After graduating from law school in 2010, she returned to Mississippi, where she worked as a law clerk for Chancellors Deborah Gambrell and Eugene Love Fair, Jr. in the Tenth District Chancery Court, where the focus was primarily family law and estates.
In 2011, Judge Fair was appointed to the Mississippi Court of Appeals, and Ms. Wilson continued as his law clerk. In that capacity, she worked on appeals covering all areas of the law, from murder convictions and post-conviction relief to bad faith insurance litigation. In 2012 Ms. Wilson moved to Starkville, Mississippi, where she worked as a Guardian Ad Litem and a law clerk for Chancellor Kenneth Burns in the Fourteenth District Chancery Court.
In 2014, Ms. Wilson accepted a position as an associate attorney with Rushing & Guice, PLLC, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, with a practice focused on collections, family law, and litigation support. Wishing to spend more time with her family, she accepted a Staff Attorney position with Circuit Court Judge Clairborne ‘Buddy’ McDonald, IV, in the Fifteenth District Circuit Court. Ms. Wilson worked with Judge McDonald to develop new procedures to address the high volume of criminal cases in Pearl River County.
In September 2016, she came on board as an associate attorney at Tynes Law Firm, P.A.
Ms. Wilson is admitted to practice in the state courts of Mississippi and Alabama and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.|
Personal Life:
Ms. Wilson married her high school boyfriend, L.B. Wilson, III, in 2004. Her husband is a former Sergeant in the United States Army and was deployed to Iraq in 2003. He was a high school teacher while Ms. Wilson was attending law school in Boston, and, since returning to Mississippi, has taught as an adjunct history professor. Currently, he is running a small gaming bistro in Biloxi, Mississippi. They welcomed their first child in August 2014 and moved back to the Mississippi Coast.
Ms. Wilson spends her free time with her husband and son. They enjoy the beach, canoeing, and bike riding. She also likes to read, cook, and is currently consuming HBO’s West World while waiting for the return of Game of Thrones.
